Posts Tagged ‘Education’
After five weeks of substitutes, third graders at Lincoln Elementary finally have a permanent teacher
For the first five weeks of the school year, 24 third grade students in Lincoln Elementary School’s Transitional Bilingual Education (TBE) classroom went without a permanent teacher.
At last Wednesday’s Board of Education meeting, a team of students, parents, and teachers of Lincoln Elementary appealed to Board Members.
Read MoreKennedy High School narrows the digital divide
65 Kennedy High students will receive free laptops courtesy of a $100,000 grant.
Read MoreMayoral profile: Mike Parker
If elected, the 73-year-old Mike Parker said he will focus on education, affordable housing and job training.
“I believe the school system has failed both the teachers and the parents in Richmond,” said Parker. “People don’t have confidence in it.”
Read MoreJonny Perez fights for freedom
Jonny Perez is a community organizer and boxer in Richmond, who is working to inspire young people to change themselves and their city.
Read MoreCounty board votes to approve new Summit charter school
Earlier this year, the West Contra Costa Unified School District denied the application of Summit Public Schools to open a new charter school in the district. The Contra Costa County School Board has now overruled that decision.
Read MoreShucking oysters and making waves
At Making Waves Academy, a middle school in Richmond, students can take long-time educator Aaron Reaven’s popular class, “Healthy person, healthy planet.” The class focuses on nutrition, cooking, and environmental issues that relate to the food supply.
Read MoreRichmond students caught in the middle of two tests
Public school students and teachers in Richmond are caught in the middle between divergent sets of testing standards. Students are required to take and pass two types of assessments – the often criticized Standardized Testing and Reporting model and the incoming critical thinking standards of Common Core. State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson said…
Read MoreReduce, recycle, reuse and rot in El Cerrito and Richmond schools
A new project aims to usher in a waste management transformation. This month, the Environmental Protection Agency awarded the Watershed Project, a nonprofit dedicated to protecting East Bay watersheds and ecosystems, a $30,000 grant to educate children and their community about recycling, reusing and composting.
Read MoreA new creative workshop helps Richmond youth express grief
“Phoenix Rysing,” is a bi-weekly intensive writing workshop, specifically created by RAW Talent and the California Shakespeare Theater to address the trauma of losing loved ones to violence.
Read MoreWCCUSD meets to discuss test scores
Despite signs of improvement, test scores in the West Contra Costa Unified School District continue to fall short of expectations. That was the message on Wednesday night when the West Contra Costa Unified School District Board met to discuss the school district’s test results and Academic Performance Index ratings. Nearly 75 percent of the district’s schools…
Read MoreWCCUSD shares new strategic plan
Relying partly on a grant from Chevron, the West Contra Costa Unified School District rolled out its new five-year strategic plan at a community meeting in Pinole on Monday night. “This is about setting priorities and then allocating resources,” superintendent Bruce Harter said. The plan elicited guarded support from some classroom teachers. Parents, teachers, students…
Read MoreMini-grants spice up classrooms in West County
This year, the Ed Fund awarded $35,000 in grant money to 48 projects in 27 schools in the West Contra Costa Unified School District to help teachers and schools bring enriched learning to their students.
Read MoreElection 2012: Education wins big
West County voters came out strong for education Tuesday — both on a local and state level. Measure E, Measure G and Prop 30 passed. Todd Groves and Randy Enos will join the West Contra Costa School Board.
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